At the admittedly calculated risk of offending those who were already morbidly offended with my LAST post about coffee dates, here’s another one… This one, I don’t believe needs MUCH of an introduction, but here goes… After hearing someone tout their relationship with a business and life coach, the following dialogue happened: Business Person: Hey.
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What Went Wrong Wednesday: I’m STUCK In My Own Creation!
The other night, Chris and I watched Escape Plan starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Essentially, Stallone’s character — a specialist that shows prisons how to be more secure — ended up being stuck in a prison of his own making. They read his books, implemented his ideas and created a prison that Stallone
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Throw Away Thursday: Time To Throw This Crippling Fear Away!
I’m so blessed (and humbled… really humbled) by your loyalty to me. Years ago, I learned that the subscribers to this blog were (literally) the BEST in the world. We have each other’s backs. Of that, I have no doubt. I can’t even begin to count the emails and phone calls and even surprise in-office
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Super Bowl Commercials – Were They Effective?
I’m not the only one looking forward to the Super Bowl more for the commercials than for the play. Not only am I often MORBIDLY curious about these commercials — that used to be more over the top than this year — but I’m a small business owner and always interested in what other businesses
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URGENT: Winter Weather / Storm Plan for Businesses
It’s no secret that many small businesses are operating on razor-thin profit margins already. So, when you throw in a Winter Storm the size of what the East Coast is enduring right now, it’s no wonder that many small business owners are worried about far more than shoveling their driveways or picking up milk at
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Look Around and Predict How Successful You’ll Be In Business
Is there a way to most accurately predict the current and future success of a business? Absolutely. So let’s do just that. (Warning: This blog post will likely join others of its ilk in the most read, least shared category. Truth can be perceived as tough sometimes.) Yesterday, in church the pastor reminded me
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When, Why & How to Walk Away from A New Client (Even When You NEED A New Client!)
Walking away from a potential sale or new client arrangement can be tough for business owners, especially those that are new in business and / or those experiencing a dip in sales or income. To state the obvious, I’ve been in both scenarios: both new in business AND experienced in business, but in a “sales
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Throw Away Thursday: 3 Ways To Decide WHAT To Throw Away in 2014
The fact is, if your health, career or finances are not what you would like or expect to see in your life right now, it simply means that what you are presently doing is NOT WORKING. –Gary Ryan Blair In life, with relationships, with our health, at work, and — of course — in business,
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You Don’t Need Someone To Do This FOR YOU: The DIY approach to being the BEST.
I see a lot of business owners (coaches, authors, speakers and consultants most specifically, but this scenario is certainly not limited to the expert industry) following “big names” and — essentially — paying big money to be “appointed” as something worthy of big bucks. — They pursue certifications, upon certifications, upon certifications. — They attend
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